Maine Learning Results: Health Education and Physical Education- C. Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
C1 Healthy Practices and Behaviors
Grade 9-Diploma Students demonstrate healthy practices and/or behaviors to maintain or improve the health of self and others in each of the following areas: healthy eating; physical activity; tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use prevention, and prevention of STDs,HIV and unintended pregnancy.
What understandings are desired?
Students will understand that:(U)
•Their bodies are either negatively or positively affected by what they consume.
•Getting adequate amounts of physical activity is vital to their health.
•Drugs and alcohol have many negative effects on their bodies.
What essential questions will be considered?
Essential Questions:(Q)
•How do different foods and substances effect our bodies and how should we decide what to eat?
•How does exercise benefit our bodies and what happens if we do not get enough?
•How do drugs and alcohol alter peoples' minds and how do they effect their bodies?
What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
Students will know:(K)
Students will be able to do:(S)
•Terminology: metabolism, calorie, drugs, stimulant, depressant, hallucinogen, dependency, addiction
•Key factual information: effective versus ineffective dieting, how metabolism and calories relate, types of drugs.
•Critical details: Control your food/don't let food control you, physical activity/balance diet makes you feel better, drugs and alcohol should be avoided to maintain the quality of life, avoid peer pressure.
•Describe the importance of a balanced diet and an adequate amount of physical activity.
•Evaluate the effectiveness of various diets, and realize that fad-diets are ineffective.
•Create a diet/exercise plan for individuals based on BMI and desired results.
•Compare foods and select the healthiest choices.
•Believe that they are strong enough to avoid peer pressure associated with drinking and drugs.
•Realize that choices they make now will affect their health in the future.
Stage 1 Identify Desired Results
C1 Healthy Practices and Behaviors
Grade 9-Diploma
Students demonstrate healthy practices and/or behaviors to maintain or improve the health of self and others in each of the following areas: healthy eating; physical activity; tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use prevention, and prevention of STDs, HIV and unintended pregnancy.
What understandings are desired?
•Getting adequate amounts of physical activity is vital to their health.
•Drugs and alcohol have many negative effects on their bodies.
What essential questions will be considered?
•How does exercise benefit our bodies and what happens if we do not get enough?
•How do drugs and alcohol alter peoples' minds and how do they effect their bodies?
What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
•Key factual information: effective versus ineffective dieting, how metabolism and calories relate, types of drugs.
•Critical details: Control your food/don't let food control you, physical activity/balance diet makes you feel better, drugs and alcohol should be avoided to maintain the quality of life, avoid peer pressure.
•Evaluate the effectiveness of various diets, and realize that fad-diets are ineffective.
•Create a diet/exercise plan for individuals based on BMI and desired results.
•Compare foods and select the healthiest choices.
•Believe that they are strong enough to avoid peer pressure associated with drinking and drugs.
•Realize that choices they make now will affect their health in the future.